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Traditional Peace Basket (Agaseke): Researched by Jonathan Kodner

September, 2020 by Whitney Mosley

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Peace Baskets, known agaseke, have long been an essential part of Banyarwandan culture in central Africa. Typically used for holding foods or grains, these baskets are also used as gifts at important events like weddings. Weaving in Banyarwanda culture is traditionally a female artform passed down from mother to daughter, but after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, this tradition … [Read more...] about Traditional Peace Basket (Agaseke): Researched by Jonathan Kodner

Filed Under: 2020 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, African basketry, agaseke, Banyarwanda culture, basketry, peace basket

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